Reader’s letter: Eastbourne needs the big events like Airbourne

BBC news ran an item this week about our beleaguered hospitality sector and how the pandemic hit it so hard, with the reverberations still being felt.

During the item the summer events in Eastbourne were referenced as so important to the trade by attracting summer visitors.

I found the news a timely reminder of how our seaside town is so reliant on tourism and why events put on by the council make a real difference. It’s easy to forget this, I think.